fecundation
fecundation · fecundations
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilizationThe process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
» Even though it has a masculine and feminine reproductive system, the earthworm requires another individual to bring forth fecundation.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
More definitions
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
- creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Examples
1 sentencesEven though it has a masculine and feminine reproductive system, the earthworm requires another individual to bring forth fecundation.
Forms
plural: fecundations| Singular | fecundation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure:fertilizationfertilisationdressing
- creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant:fertilizationfertilisationimpregnation
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedfecundate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable